used my Tetsujin experience to help me
get an internship at KIVA Systems, a
robotics start-up company in MA which
is revolutionizing warehouse robotics. I
continued working on robotics projects
through my senior year. All of this
resulted in me getting the Lombardi
Scholarship at the University of Florida.
This scholarship pays all of my
expenses and more, as well as sending
me abroad to Mexico, Greece, Japan,
and South Africa each summer. The
scholarship also gives me a mentor,
which will be very helpful for my future
robotic endeavors. Now here at the
University of Florida, I am working on a
double major in Electrical and
Mechanical Engineering. My experience in Tetsujin got my foot through
the door and the success keeps building on itself. I look back at what I knew
then and compare it to what I know
now and I realize that I have come such
a long way. I don’t know how it could
have worked out better.”
And that’s the way it is with all
robots you build. Many people start
out building them to win a
competition, but along the way realize
that it’s not just about winning — it’s
about making the best robot you can
make. It’s about expanding your
knowledge of how both mechanics
and electronics work.
And of course, winning a medal
doesn’t suck either. SV
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